The Washington critic., 1887-09-26
OUR STREET RAILWAYS.
How to Roach All Portions OF tn,
National Capital.


National Capital.
Fare for each person on all lines, . cont'.
Tickets are sold by driver or conductor Of
all cars for % cents, good un any linc.
Washington and Georgetown Railroad =Stur's
nt Georgetown, corner VI High street, down
Bridge street, across Rock Creek, east along
icnnsylyauia avenue, passing circle con
tanning Mills' statue VI Washington; Cor
Curnu Gallery, STATE, War; and Navy Depart
monts; Presidents House, Lafayette square,
containing Mills equestrian statue ut IN.
drew jackson; Department Of Justice (hult.
Ing at Fiit' enth street, whore transfers are
given To Fourteenth street Branch Fifteenth
street, past Riggs House and Treasury Dc
partmcnt again down PENNSYLVANIA avenue
by Willard'sand other hotels, and through
the principal business portion Of tho city,
crossing seventh street west at Center
Market lwhcre transfers are given to the
Seventh Street Branch, going north toward
Boundary street or south 10 Potomac River,
past Botanical Gardens to Naval Monument
(hcrc transfers are given TO branch running
TO Baltimore and Ohio Railroad depot, as
ccnding south side Of Capitol Hill, COntin.
uing along u street south TO Pennsylvania
avenue, turning into Eighth street east past
the Marine Barracks 10 Navy-Yard gate.
Returning. same route and conditions.
Fonrtcenthstrcet Branch = starts at New
York avenue and Fifteenth street west, out
Fourteenth street TO Boundary, passing
Franklin Square and Thomas statue. Re
turning, same route. Transfers given 10 and
from main or Avenue line Connects with
cars TO Mount Pleasant every half hour.
Fare, cents additional.
Seventh.stregt Branch-Starts at Boundary
and runs due south across the city along
Seventh street west, passing Mount Vernon
square, Patent and PostOflices, Odd Fcl-
lows hall, crossing PENNSYLVANIA avenue
at Centre Market and city PostOnice twhuro
transfers are given to the main or Avenue
linel, continuing across the Mall, past the
Smithsonian Institution and National Mu'
scum, TO the wharvcs Of the Mount Vernon,
Norfolk and other steamers and Alexandria
ferry. Returning same route.
Metropolitan Hallway Leaving Georgetown,
where 1t makes q circuit Of Wrst, High,
Fayette Second, DumhUtun and Mont
gomcry streets, passing near Georgetown
College, Academy OF tho Visitation, High
Service RESERVOIR and oak llill Cemetery
over Rock Creek to T. street north, theme,
along connecticut avenue, amidst the ualn
tinl residences of the West End, Including
that of the British minister; along seven
tccuth street west to II street north, Four
teenth street To +, passing willard aud The
Ebbtt House, crossing Ninth street twhcrI
transfer. are given to the Ninth-trre
Branch) past the Patent and Post Onicc-
to Fifth street, TO Louisiana avenue, pa-sinl
Judiciary Square, city Hall, and IlncOli
Monument; Indiana avenue to street, b.
the Baltimore and Ohio depot 10 Drlawur,
avenue, to u street north, 10 First stree
east, thence along East Capitol street to Lin
coin Park, Returning same ronte gOlnL
west, except along New Jersey avenue ant
n street instead of Indiana avenue.
Cars also leave the west front Of the state
War and Navy Departments at convenient
Intervals connecting with above line al
Seventeenth and II streets.
Ninth street Branch-starts at northern ter
minus of seventh street west twhrrc II con
meets with Silver Springs BranCh, diyOrgIu
to Ninth street, thence south, pas-ln
Mount Vernon Square, Masonic Temple
Patent and Postoicos ut f street (wher
transfers are given to main liuo east o
west, thence TO street, passing Centr
Market and Baltimore aud Potomac Depot
Sixth street TO Missouri avenue, to Fuul
and-ahalf street, thence TO the Arsena
gate and steamboat wharves, PotOma
River. Returning by same route.
Silver Springs Branch-starts from norther
terminus of Ninth'strcet Branch, folOwln
Seventh street road, unst Howard Univci
sity and Schuetzen Park, to entrance b
grounds Of Soldiers Home. Returning
same route
Columbia Rallway-Starts at Fifteenth stree
west southeast of Treasury Department
along New York avenue to Its intersection
with Massachusetts avenue at Seventh
street; thence on Massachusetts avenue {,
II street north, past the Government Print
Ing Office to Boundary and beginning %
Baltimore turnpike and Bennings Bridg
road. Returning, same route.
North Capitol and Street (Or Belt RailrOal
Starts from Maryland avenue and Four
and .a-half street, thence east TO First west
north to p street west to Eleventh street
south to street north. west tO Fourteenth
street. south to Ohio avenue, east I,
Twelfth street. south to Virginia avenue
and east TO starting point. Returning, SAINT
route, except passing east over o instead 0
l. street.
This line also has short connecting roads run
ming TO the Centre Market, Potomac rive
steamboat wharvcs, Bureau of Engraving
and Printing, Washington Monument ant
Eleventh and boundary.
Anacostia misunderstanding from foot o
seventh street, along VI street south
past navy-yard gate. To Twelfth street east
and over the AnacOstia Bridge TO Union
town and the Government Hospital for IN
Insane. Returning, same route. Transfer
T. and from Avenue Line or Scveuth.stree
Branch Washington and Georgetown Rail
road 3 cents.
HcrdiC coaches are running from the Navy
Yard via Pennsylvania avenue to Twenty
second and q streets northwest Fare,
cents. six tickets for - cents. HOrse.Ca
| tickets are also received as fare.
| Herdic cabs are run 10 any part of the city
Fare, - cents, within | mile; 20 cents pr
hour for one passenger; 81 per hour IN
more than one Stands, East Capitol frnn
and Pennsylvania avenue and Seyent
street northwest.
Providence Hospital Is on the south side of
street, between second and Third suutl
east, with pretty park In front, RcaChe
by the avenue line Of cars.
The Parks.
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